Stena Line Ferries News
Darren Byers has been appointed Port Manager at Stena Line based in Belfast Harbour. With over 20 years’ experience within Maritime operations, Darren joins the ferry and port operator from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) where he was Area…
Portrait of Stena Line Owner Unveiled at Belfast Harbour Where Ferry Operator Has Record Freight Volumes
30th January 2024 Stena Line
Ferry operator Stena Line has reported a record year for freight volumes in and out of Belfast Harbour on its routes across the North Channel to Scotland and the Irish Sea to England with approximately 587,000 units being transported in…
Sailings Not Running at Fishguard Due to Berth Works While Relief Ferry Stena 'Europe' is Under Repairs
23rd January 2024 Stena Line
Ropax Stena Nordica which has been absent from Fishguard Harbour linking Rosslare since early January, had led to a relief ferry that too left the south Wales port due to issues, leaving no ship to cover the route. Operator, Stena Line…
Passengers on Ferry During Storm Isha Left Circling in Irish Sea Overnight as Crashing Waves Cause 10-Hour Delay
22nd January 2024 Stena Line
Passengers on a Stena Line ferry from Birkenhead (Liverpool) to Belfast endured a turbulent night on the Irish Sea, as Storm Isha forced the Stena Estrid to go circling for several hours amid the crashing waves. Stena Estrid as of…
Stena 'Europe' Returns to Rosslare-Fishguard in Relief Role But Is Disrupted Leading to Sailings Suspended
17th January 2024 Stena Line
Stena Europe which served Rosslare-Fishguard for more than 20 years until replaced by a ropax ferry last year, was due to re-enter the Ireland-Wales link this month albeit in a relief capacity but disruption has intervened, writes Jehan Ashmore In…
Start of Construction for Stena Line's Hybrid 'NewMax' Freight-Ferries On the Belfast-Heysham Route
10th January 2024 Stena Line
Operator, Stena Line marked a milestone towards sustainable shipping last week with a steel-cutting ceremony for its first ‘NewMax’ hybrid ro-ro freight-ferry under construction in Weihai, China and which is to serve on the Irish Sea. Last year the Swedish…
Major Deal Signed between Stena Line and Peel Ports to Operate at Heysham Port until the Year 2100
21st December 2023 Stena Line
Ferry company, Stena Line has signed a significant deal with a major UK port operator, the Peel Ports Group to operate from Heysham Port, England for the next 77-years until 2100. A twice daily freight service is run on the…
Stena Line to Launch New Freight Route of Dublin-Birkenhead (Liverpool) Complementing Existing Belfast Link
15th December 2023 Stena Line
Ferry operator, Stena Line has confirmed plans to launch a new freight-only Dublin-Birkenhead (Liverpool) route which is start service in mid-February 2024. The new central Irish Sea service will initially operate with one ro-ro ship departing Dublin early in the…
Stena’s Freight-Ferry ‘Forwarder’ Enters Belfast-Birkenhead (Liverpool) Route
13th November 2023 Stena Line
A newly introduced freight-ferry for Stena Line’s Belfast-Birkenhead (Liverpool) route involved a ro-ro vessel make a maiden overnight crossing on the Irish Sea, writes Jehan Ashmore. The 2,500 freight-lane metres capacity Stena Forwarder arrived in Belfast on 3 November and…
Stena Line Achieves Record Summer Volumes on Ireland-France Route of Rosslare-Cherbourg
9th October 2023 Stena Line
Ferry operator Stena Line has just recorded its busiest summer on their Ireland-France route with passenger and car numbers up over 90% on last year. The introduction of Stena Vision on the Rosslare-Cherbourg service in June has helped to drive passenger…
Stena Line in Belfast Appoints Communications Manager for Irish Sea Region
4th October 2023 Stena Line
Ferry operator Stena Line has appointed Nicola Abernethy as PR and Communications Manager at their Belfast office. Nicola is part of the Group Brand and Communications team and is responsible for media relations and driving the internal and external communications…
Finnish Marine Tech Firm Wärtsilä to Power Belfast’s NewMax Methanol Ferries
25th September 2023 Stena Line
Finnish marine tech firm Wärtsilä has been contracted to power what are being touted as the world’s first methanol-fuelled hybrid RoRo vessels currently being built for service across the Irish Sea. The company will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system…
Ferry company Stena Line is from today hosting a 3-day International Business Conference at the ICC, Belfast where also last week UK government ministers were at an International Investment Conference. This week's conference at the Laganside venue is where more…
Stena Line Ireland-France Ropax Covers Wales Route for A Week While Holyhead Ferry Shifts to Scottish Link
7th September 2023 Stena Line
A Stena Line Ireland-France route ferry was observed in Dublin Bay while operating between the capital and Holyhead, has led to one of the routes two ferries leave the Irish Sea route for a week, writes Jehan Ashmore. On Tuesday…
Operator Stena Line Could Launch Ferry to Dublin after P&O Axe Liverpool Route
31st August 2023 Stena Line
The largest ferry operator on the Irish Sea, Stena Line has said it hopes to launch a route from Birkenhead, on the Wirral peninsula, to Dublin Port following news that a historic Liverpool route is set to be axed. The…
Stena Line's north Wales port of Holyhead is where a major decision has helped pave the way to transform the ferry port which has services to Dublin Port, and potentially create hundreds of jobs for the region. Devised by the…